Support for containers



FIEJ- MTA/fases J. A. CAREY.

SUPPORT FOR CONTAINERS.

APPLlcAnoN FILED SEPT. 4, 1920.'

Patented m13, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- J. A. CAREY.

suPPonT FOR CONTAINERS.

APPUCATION FILED'SEPLL 1920- 1,400,025. v Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

a'sHEETs-SHEET 2.

' JAMES A. CABEY,: 0F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

SUPPORT FORfAjCQNTAlNEBS.

Application filed September f1, 1920.v Serial V.1\lo..408,115.

' T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Jarras A. CAREY, acitizen of the United .Sta-tes, vand resident of Pittsburgh, in thecounty of Allegheny and State ci' Fennsylvania, have inventedv a forContainers; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description l thereof.V

My invention relatesto a holder or sup,- port for carboys or similarvreceptacles which is designed to supportthe carboy in such manner` thatthe'carboy may be readily vtilted for the purpose of emptyingitscontents. t Y

According to present practice carboys are usually packed in woodencrates or boxes, through the top of whichthe yneck of the bottleprojects. lt is an object of the pres-- Vent invention to provideaholderpreferably adapted to engage this crate and support the carboy,the holder having trunnions for engagement with a suitable supportVwhereby the carboy maybe tilted. With a modi-tication, however, theinventionfmay be. applied to bottles orcarboys not'p'rotected by crates.It is a further object of the invention to provide a holderadjustablefor carboys oi' different sizes, inasmuch as they often varywithin a 'few inches of eachother.

Myiinventi'on is illustratedin thev accompanying drawings, in VwhichFigure l-is a perspective view showing the preferredform oit myinvention. Fig.v 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the centerof Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of a modification or" myinvention. VFigli shows a perspective view of another modiiicationoftheinvention.

'ln the drawings, 5 `represlflts a .-carboy paclredin a crate' or box 6,the lcrate vhaving the usual side strips?, these stripsbeing provided onpractically all carbo'y boxes.

' My invention comprises end members V8 adapted to engage the under sideof the strips 7, these Lend members being formed of Y portions 9 betweentheir ends, whichdepending portions are integral therewith, as shown, orotherwise rigidly connected thereto. Se-v cured to the members 8 andalso midway between the ends thereof are bosses 10 `from which projecttrunnions 11 having end portions 12 of larger diameter, the reducedp0rtion 11 forming the bearing surface of the trunnion. The end portions12 form hanjdlesJloy means loitvvhich a `carboy .may be A,convenientlytransported from one `place to another. Passing through the ends of thebars f8 arelremovable connecting-bolts 13 t provided with `wing nuts'11. new and useful improvement in Supports The lower ends ofthedepending portions 9 are preferably. provided with la vertical iSeriesofili'ole's'l.r iatstrip 16'Lha'ving vthreaded projections 17 forms aconnection Vfor vthe,depending portions 9. Nuts 1 8 on Y Specificationof Letters Patent; Patgntved -Dec 13,1921

From the "foregoingit will be seen thatthe bars 8 and the flat strip 16form means yfor clamping and .supporting the carboy land thatj the bolts,13 serveV as means `for drawing vthe Vbar sff together into lclampingengage.- lment .withthesides otthe containerand also serve as fsidesupportsj'for retaining the y.ear-

"boy in'position.' The dependingsidez frame vnfleniloers.9 alsojfrictionally f engage thegcfarboy ,orV the cratein Awhich itis'containedto laid in clampingV ythe receptacle and supportingit.Furthermore, the end` members main- ,tain thefcontainer rigid andprevent lateral play when Athe container Vis turned topin- 'vertedposition.

Any y,suitable lmeans may Vbe provided fOr pivotallylsupporting the'carboy Von the trufna nionsybut .I prefer to u sevaf, 'frame `of theVlkind v shown in JF-ig. 1, which comprises a pair ottriangularshapedqendj sections 19 .l

`connected. together by rods 20 which are preferablythreaded,andaprovide'd with nuts 21.4' A,llfheselrods .or b olts20Apermit therlength '.oftlie :frame ,to .headj usted. Concave bearfingIsurfaces for. ithe reduced portion-1l nf :the tinnnsareprovdedat22-{.Byyreason 0f theV Shoulders .on .the trunnons formed.

by the. regiiicedv portion 11, .theltops of .the

Rierames :are held Ain proper zspaced'.relationl andlrigidity `isgiven,y to` the frame. metallic bars having vertically depending`bpttonfl.Strip .16, instead of being a' Separate other figures, butdiiers in that the hori- In themoflilication shown 1n Fig. 3, the Yzontal bars 8 oi the end members are curved to conform substantially tothe curvature of a bottle 25 ofgiven size, and the bolts 13 areconsiderably shorter than in the other forms of the invention.

Aftelt or other liner 26 may be provided 'iP-or the inner surface of thecurved bars 8.

in all or" the various constructions illustrated and described herein,it will be seen 'that the center of gravity of the container is belov7the pivot point and in vertical'aline- Vment with the pivots, so thatthe container normally assumes a substantially vertical position. Toempty the contents of the container it may be readily tilted on thektrunnions Without danger of splashing or unexpected spiiling. rEhesupport clamps the vcontainer or itscrate suiiiciently tight tol preventthe container from moving or falling out when it is tilted.

I claim as my invention:

l. A support for containers comprising horizontal end members,t-runnions on said members, depending vertical portions on said endmembers rigidly connected therewith and in alinement With the trunnions,said end members having a series of open- -ings therein, a cross memberhaving means container, said cross member being adjust- `able verticallyand longitudinally with relati-on to the depending portions, and asupporting meanshaving bearings' thereon for cooperating With thetrunnions.

` SpA support or'containers comprising horizontalend members, trunnionson said end members, depending vertical portions on said end membersformed integrally with the horizontal Vend members, bolts at each VVsideof the container connecting the end members, said bolts permitting ofthe adjustment of said end members toward and from each other, a :trainecomprising end sections, bearings on said end sections for thetrunnions, adjustable means for connecting the bottoms of the endsections Vvvhereby ifi-cones the frame may be` adjusted to receivecontainers of varying sizes, and means on the trnnnions comprisingshoulders for holding the topsl of the end sections in proper spacedrelation.

1. The combination With a container carried in a protecting crate, saidcrate having side strips thereon, of means for pivotally supporting thecontainer and crate comprising end members adapted to engage the sidesof the crate andthe under side oi" the strips, trunnions on said endmembers, depending vertical portions on said end members and inalinement- With the trunnions and adapted to engage the sides of thecrate, clamping rods connecting the `end members Vat each side ofthecrate, a cross member connecting the ends of the depending portions andproviding a support for the'container, and means providing a bearing forthe trunnions. l Y j y 5. VThe combination With avcontainer carried in aprotecting crate, said crate having side strips thereon, of means forsupporting the container and Ycrate comprising end members havingdepending portions rigidly connected thereto, said end members anddepending portions being adapted to frictionally engage the sides of thecrate and the side strips thereon, trunnions on said end members,clamping rods at each side of the crate for connecting the end membersandrholding them in clamped relation therewith, and a supporting standhaving means thereon cooperating With the trunnions.V

6. A support for containers comprising a pair ofend members adapted tobe clamped to two sides of a container, rods for connecting the endmembers and. holding them in clamped relation, and' trunnions'carried bysaid end members, each of said trunnions having means thereoniorproviding a bearing portion and being extended to form handleportions beyond the bearing portions by means of which a container maybepivotally supported ori conveniently carried after the end members havebeen clamped thereto, the bearing portion being formed between shoulderson the trunnion, and aa supporting sta-nd having means thereon.cooperating with the bearing portions ofthe trunnions. In testimonywhereof, I, thesai'd JAMiis Cinner, have hereunto set my hand.

JAMES I A. CAREY.

